Catullus 95 Flashcards
(36 cards)
annālis –is m.
a book of annals or chronicles; (pl.) a chronicle in several books
Antimachus –ī m.
Greek name, e.g., of Antimachus of Colophon, poet of 5/4 cent. B.C. famed for his prolixity
cavus –a –um
hollow; deep
Cinna –ae m.
a cognomen; here C. Helvius Cinna, Catullus’ friend and fellow neoteric poet
coepī coepisse coeptum
begin
cor cordis n.
heart
cānus –a –um
white, whitened
diū
for a long time
dēnique
finally
dō dare dedī datus
give, pay
ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus
emit, bring forth, yield; publish
gaudeō gaudēre gāvīsus sum
rejoice, take pleasure
hiems hiemis f.
winter
Hortensius –a um
Roman nomen gentile; here Q. Hortensius Hortalus, the most famous orator of the day, second only to Cicero
intereā
in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances
laxus –a –um
spacious; loose
messis –is f.
harvest
mittō mittere mīsī missus
send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give
monumentum monumentī n.
anything that serves as a commemoration, reminder, or memorial
morior morī mortuus sum
die
mīlle; mīllēsimus –a –um
a thousand
novem; nōnus –a –um
ninth
Padua –ae f.
one of the mouths of the Padus (Po) River
penitus or penitē
from within; far away; deeply
